BOISVERT v. GAVIS

(SC 20049), (SC 20053).

210 A.3d 1 (2019)

332 Conn. 115

Diane BOISVERT et al. v. James GAVIS.

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Officially released July 2, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mathew Olkin , Willimantic, for the appellant (defendant).

Douglas T. Stearns , Windham, for the appellees (plaintiffs).

Justine Rakich-Kelly , Hartford, and Pamela Magnano filed a brief for the Children's Law Center of Connecticut as amicus curiae.

Leslie I. Jennings-Lax , and Louise T. Truax , Southport, filed a brief for the Connecticut Chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers as amicus curiae.

George Jepsen , former attorney general, and Carolyn A. Signorelli , Benjamin Zivyon and John E. Tucker , Hartford, assistant attorneys general, filed a brief for the Department of Children and Families as amicus curiae.

Mark S. Randall filed a brief for the Connecticut Bar Association as amicus curiae.

Robinson, C. J., and Palmer, McDonald, D'Auria, Mullins, Kahn and Ecker, Js.


The principal issue in this appeal is whether an order granting a third party's petition for visitation pursuant to General Statutes § 46b-591 over the objection of a fit custodial parent must include a provision requiring the third party to abide by all of the...

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